http://www.vladonpoker.com A poker blog on tips, strategies, news, videos, hand discussion and pretty much anything to do with poker. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 07:28:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My first time back to multi table SNG since the surgery.. I'm not sure if it's the "whatever, i'll just play my game and win or loose don't matter" attitude or pure luck, but I'd just nailed my first 45 man $10 sng for a good haul of $171 yay ... http://www.vladonpoker.com/uncategorized/565/i-say-good-day When the history of online poker is written, 2009 will be remembered as the year the action on Full Tilt Poker’s high-stakes cash tables exploded, as $500/$1,000 pot-limit Omaha became the game of choice and pot sizes soared into the millions for the first time. While the “durrrr” Challenge grabbed headlines ... http://www.vladonpoker.com/uncategorized/562/biggest-winner-and-loosers-of-2009-final-report As you may have noticed, there's been a slight pause in my posts and although most readers might already be in the know I feel obliged to brief the rest of my audience.. I'm just an open and honest man like that ;) I've had few complications with a long standing ... http://www.vladonpoker.com/poker-life/558/welcome-back In the game of Hold ‘em, especially No Limit, aggression is usually rewarded. By being aggressive, you are putting your opponent in an uncomfortable situation and forcing him to either make a hand or make a bluff. You take over control of the pot and put yourself in the ... http://www.vladonpoker.com/poker-life/poker-strategy/556/fulltilt-pro-tip-using-aggression-wisely This week's biggest winners (11/5-11/11): Isildur1 (+$4.12 million), DIN_FRU (+$568,000), Brian Townsend (+$392,000) In the red: Tom "durrrr" Dwan (-$2.61 million), Gus Hansen (-$990,000), Cole South (-$690,000) Top five earners, 2009 to date: Patrik Antonius (+$6.9 million), Phil Ivey (+$3.82 million), Ashton "theASHMAN103" Griffin (+$3.61 million), Ilari "Ziigmund" Sahamies (+$3.35 million), Isildur1 ... http://www.vladonpoker.com/railbird-report/545/ytd-railbird-report-biggest-loosers-winners Going through the blog posts of late, I know you should know by now I've had a rough, like really worse than cooler run lately with the cards. Although it may seem like it's been almost a month since I'd posted a good win, the actual sample of hands played ... http://www.vladonpoker.com/poker-life/poker-strategy/531/really-refocusing-my-game Table image can be a very powerful tool at the poker table, especially in ring games where you can expect to play a long session against the same opponents. But when it comes to tournament play, trying to project a certain table image can often times prove to be a ... http://www.vladonpoker.com/poker-life/poker-strategy/538/fulltilt-pro-tip-don%e2%80%99t-waste-money-on-advertising I'm oftentimes a very peaceful individual, rarely seeking bloody vengeance, but this time I cannot wait for John Allen Muhammad to draw his last pathetic breath of prison air before his scheduled execution at 6pm!! What makes this even more exciting is the fact that he not once but twice ... http://www.vladonpoker.com/off-topic/529/virginia-sniper-john-allen-muhammads-execution-tonight-at-9-et While finishing up on some work late at night yesterday, I logged on FullTilt to check out the high stakes action.. and what a treat it was! There were a bunch of heads up tables running with Isildur1 and durrrr having close to $2 Million real cash between them. They ... http://www.vladonpoker.com/poker-life/high-stakes-rail-watch/521/sicko-1-3-million-session-between-isildur1-and-durrrr Went out for some live action this night but got coolered and left two table buyins behind. I had to make some pretty sick folds and some huge hands didn't pan out. Here are some of the key hands... The moment I sat down I was dealt :Ah:Js. I make it ... http://www.vladonpoker.com/live-poker/516/out-two-buy-ins-live